Rabiu Kwankwaso, senator
representing Kano central, has spoken on his absence at the ongoing convention
of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja.
While
members of the rule party converged on Eagle Square, venue of the convention,
the former governor of Kano state headed to the Asokoro residence of
ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.
Kwankwaso held a meeting with
Abubakar.
In a statement on Sunday,
Kwankwaso said he decided not to attend the convention because the leadership
of the party failed to recognise his own faction of APC in Kano.
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of
Kano, is in control of the APC structure in the state.
“I wish to inform the leadership
of the party and the general public that we had wanted to be part of the
national convention but regrettably all the congresses that we conducted at the
wards, local government councils and at the State level were not recognized by
the outgoing national executive council of the party,” the statement read.
“Therefore, I felt that
presenting ourselves at such an important event will not be in the overall
interest of the entire convention that is assuming we are allowed access into
the convention ground.
“Because there are high chances
that our presence could create embarrassment and a lot of friction similar or
even worse than what occurred in the pavilions of delegations from Imo and
Delta states during yesterday’s convention. However, as the new EXCO settles to
start the efforts of uniting the party we wish you the very best.”
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